John McIntyre (politician), Date of Birth, Date of Death
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About John McIntyre (politician)
- Sir John McIntyre (24 April 1832 – 18 January 1904) was a Scottish born Australian politician and businessman.
- After emigrating to Australia during the Victorian gold rush, McIntyre became heavily involved in the mining industry around Bendigo.
- Later as he began to rise in prominence he became involved in local politics, eventually becoming the first mayor of Bendigo, a post he held for five years before resigning.
- In the years following he became heavily involved in community work, serving as a territorial magistrate and children's guardian for the Bendigo district.
- In 1877 he was elected to the Victorian Parliament as the Member for Sandhurst.
- Although he later lost this seat in 1880, he re-entered parliament in 1881 after winning the seat of Maldon in a by election.
- He held this seat until 1902, serving as a minister during the Patterson premiership and as Leader of the Opposition from 1895 to 1898.
- In December 1903 he stood for the Australian Senate but narrowly failed to win a seat.
- Suffering from ill health, he died shortly afterwards.
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